Long-eared Hedgehog vs Small Black Ant

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Lasius niger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Small Black Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Erinaceidae	Formicidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Lasius
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Lasius niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Small Black Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Small Black Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Small Black Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Small Black Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).